The Reading Quilt: The Marva Collins’ Way
This month “The Reading Quilt” shines a spotlight on the late Marva Collins, who worked passionately to help educate African American children who were dismissed as learning disabled, harmful, or unloveable.
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Beatrix Potter’s famous tales are rooted in stories told by enslaved Africans – but she was very quiet about their origins
The similarities between Beatrix Potter’s tales and the Brer Rabbit stories demand further consideration.
Winnie and Nelson: new book paints a deeply human portrait of the Mandela marriage and South Africa’s struggle
Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage is at once a double biography of South Africa’s two famous liberation leaders and a historical love story about their personal lives
10 Must-Read Books by Amazing Black Queer Authors
There has never been a time more crucial to amplify the voices of Black LGBTQIA+ activists, authors, and creators.
Black and Bold Queens is a new children’s book celebrating women in Ghana’s history
A new children’s book, Black and Bold Queens: Women in Ghana’s History explores the lives of 16 notable female pioneers and leaders in the West African country.
The Reading Quilt: Letter to My Daughter
In her book Letter to My Daughter (Random House, 2008), Angelou details her life as a young mother to a daughter she never had.
Great Expectations: why it’s not historically inaccurate for a Dickens character to be Black
The idea that there were no Black people in Britain in Dickensian times is prevalent, but wrong.
The complex relationship between Black gamers and Hogwarts Legacy
The love of this world – and the nostalgia it evokes – seems to supersede the problematic views of the creator.
My favourite fictional character: Queenie, a young Black woman living and dating in London, is ‘complex, funny, broken, fun’
Popularly billed as “Bridget Jones meets Americanah”, Queenie is the story of a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, working at a national newspaper, and navigating life after a messy breakup with long-term boyfriend Tom.